firebrick

See also: fire brick

English

Etymology

fire +‎ brick

Noun

firebrick (plural firebricks)

1. a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming.
   • 1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, page 162:

     Eastleigh Locomotive Works: Layout and functions of shops [...] Brick Shop: Manufacture of firebricks.

2. (computer science) The X11 color name of RGB hexadecimal value #B22222.

   firebrick:  

Related terms

• fire brick

Translations

a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures

• Bulgarian: огнеупорна тухла f (ogneuporna tuhla)
• Finnish: tulenkestävä tiili, tulitiili (fi)
• Greek: πυρότουβλο (el) n (pyrótouvlo)
• Spanish: ladrillo refractario m

Further reading

• Firebrick in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)